Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1887-05-04
Last Sunday morning Sir Edward Thorn
ton and his daughter occupied Governor
Lees pew at the merning services at st.
Pauls Episcopal Church,
Stanton Markets.

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| Staunton. Va. May 8. 1887.
The cold rains of the two last weeks Of April
arrested orn-planting, but gave farmers an
undesired leisure, which many, however,
| turned to account by delivering surplus pro-
duce, principally wheat, and the remnant OF
hay, which has to go upon a sluggish market
| for the latter staple. The deliveries of wheat
continue fairly active, but May has brought by
| the sudden change to warmer weather. some
| thing akin to cheated term" as the midday
| sun throws its rays upon the earth, and now
the corn-seed is going into the soil with all the
| energies of those who lay their hands to that
| work.
| The time has passed by for all latent or back
ward wheat of the last sowing to make its ap-
pearance, If in the ground There are many
| spotted and SCARED fields from the effects OF
frost and winter, and others that are thin in
plants, whilst those which passed through
without suffering. present a fine appearance,
greatly Strengthening the hopes which watched
with anxious care over all.
| Wheat quotations remain as they were last
week. There were some Indications Of a rise
in the West, but it was not based upon de-
fciency for export. The receipts in the Eng
| fish markets seem to be amply sufficient to
| keep down apprehensions, though the stocks
| on hand are light. The harvests of some ex-
porting countries are over, and the new crop
will begin to make Its appearance in sufficient
quantity to counterfeit the effects of diminish
| ing exports from the United States.
| Our millers and shippers are paying from IS
| to SO cents for best grades, which is equal here
| to quotations in the larger markets. Some of
| the Northern reviewers think there will be a
| very active demand for flour in the Gulf States
for short while preceding the harvests in the
exporting States of the North and the West.
| The prospect for abundant apple-crop is
| very good.
Butter and eggs are in full supply. The first
is lowered in quotations to 20. and the second
| to 10 cents.
| Having no other changes to note in the price
| current, it is omitted to make room for other
matter.
| Baltimore Livestock Market, April %.
| AT CALvERToN YARDS.
[Cutte are sold at these figures liue ,0eioht Hogs
are sold at net Deig. that is 20 per cent (gener-
ally) of from tive aOeight. Sheep are sold gross,
Beef Cattle.-Prices of Beef Cattle ranged as
4 follows:
IS 1917 q 537%
Generally rated first qualify. s7I q S 90
| Medium or good fair quality.....- rs a 1871
Ordinary thin steers. Oxen and
2UO "a 81
Extreme range of prices..........- 200 @537%
Most Of the sales were from 90 5 Is
Total receipts Tor the week 1G4l head. Total
sales for the week 769 head.
The market is generally reported as shade
stronger than last week, and prices, consider
ing the improved quality of the offerings, are
| without appreciable change. On common Cat
tie the figures were reported a small fraction
lower than last Thursday. There were some
very superior tops on the market, an improve
mention the very good offerings of last week.
| Sheep and Lambs-With, much lighter re-
ceipts there fairly good demand gener-
ally in all the yards for Sheep, but for Lambs
all dealers report trade as being slow. The
| quality averages fully as good throughout as
that OF last weeks offerings. We quote butch
| ers' Sheep at 215a4l9c per Id gross, with a few
| extra a shade higher. Lambs 7al1o per Id
| gross, with most sales al 8a915c Arrivals this
| week 3400 head.
| New York Livestock Market. May 2.
| Beeves-Receipts to-day 1928 head. ITO car
| loads for The market, 81 carloads for slaughter
ers and 40 carloads'for EXPORT prices fell off 10
cents, and the market closed dull; decent to
prime Steers sold at 65as5 IS; extra do: s Goa
IS 65 Bulls and dry Cows S0aS4 per 100 lbs.
Sheep and Lambs-Receipts 10000; market
heavy; fat Sheep and yearlings not wanted,
other grades shade higher; sales of unshorn
Sheep at 00aS6 60. clipped do. at 4a24 rs per 100
| lbs; uushern yearlings at 50aS7 l213. clipped
do. 5as6 per 100 lbs. Hogs-Receipts Il, 1870: live
| Hogs nominally unchanged at 5 60aS5 80 per
| 100 lbs.